Colombia Seizes Counterfeit Euro Notes in Joint Operation with Spain

On August 28, 2008, Colombian National Police (DIJIN) jointly supported by officers of the Spanish Brigada de Investigación del Banco de España (BIBE) and Europol made the largest ever seizure of counterfeit Euro bank notes outside Europe in Bogota, Colombia, and arrested the person operating the illegal print operation. The joint law enforcement operation conducted a raid of the clandestine print shop while it was making counterfeits of 200 and 500 Euro denominations. The raid resulted in the seizure of 11 million Euro, machinery and other equipment used to produce counterfeits, as well as smaller amounts of counterfeit U.S. Dollars and Colombian Pesos...[more]